Kucoin Info:

Company: a major international cryptocurrency exchange launched in Hong Kong in the autumn of 2017. The exchange offers a large selection of digital currencies for trading. The company has its own cryptocurrency called KuCoin Shares (KCS).

Current Development Stage: Active, Trading volume of $9 million daily.

Token

At least 10% of the project’s revenues are allocated to the repurchase of tokens to reduce their circulating supply, by analogy with the Binance exchange model. Redemption is made on a quarterly basis. The current price of KCS is roughly $0.59 USD.

Up to 90% of the revenues of the trading platform are distributed among users as follows: up to 40% via the referral program and 50% via dividends for the holders of tokens.

There are three options for using KuCoin tokens:

Dividends for storing KCS tokens on the wallet.

Referral program.

Discount on trading commissions on a platform

Let us touch on each of them them in a more detailed way.

Dividends for Storing

The exchange does not charge a commission for crediting and withdrawing funds. For all trading operations on the platform, a fixed commission of 0.1% of the transaction is charged, and the maximum amount of commissions earned by the exchange from each transaction is 0.2%. Thus, with the current daily trading volume, the amount of exchange commissions is approximately $13,500 if we take a commission of 0.15% as average. When calculating bonuses, we will proceed from this amount.

Bonuses are distributed among tokens holders daily. Their size is calculated based on the number of tokens on the user’s account at 00:00 UTC +8 (at 16:00 London time). Moreover, bonus distribution occurs automatically within 24 hours.

To get the bonus, you need to set up two-factor authentication and have at least 6 KCS on your internal wallet for at least 24 hours.

Calculation example*

*For the calculation, the rate of tokens is used at 04.12: 1 KCS = $ 0.59.

Payment procedure: referral transaction amount * % commission * referral bonus (from 8 to 20% depending on the level). Bonus payment term: 1 year from the moment of the first transaction made by the referral on the platform.

Discount on Trading Commissions

For every 1,000 KCS tokens in the account, the user is given a discount on the exchange commission charged for trading operations in the amount of 1%. The maximum discount amount is 30%. So, to get the minimum discount, you need to purchase tokens in the amount of $590, and to get the maximum discount in the amount of $17,700 (at the exchange rate of 04/12/18).

Summary

KuCoin exchange tokens are of interest from the perspective of passive income since this trading platform is already popular and has prospects for further growth. For token holders, there are two main factors of potential growth:

A gradual decrease in the number of tokens due to the buyback program

A Possible increase in the turnover of the exchange.

Keep this in mind if you decide to diversify into Kucoin for passive income purposes.

Disclaimer: The author owns bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. He holds investment positions in the coins, but does not engage in short-term or day-trading.

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What is an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO)?

In 2018, an alternative to ICOs appeared – Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO). The main difference between these methods of attracting funding lies in the critical role of the exchange, which selects promising and viable projects(in its opinion).

With an ICO, a listing of tokens on the exchange may be delayed by several months after the completion of the token sale, and usually, projects lose a lot of hype during the process. In the case of IEO, the exchange is initially the critical partner of startup. So, it can issue tokens and sends them to the exchange. That, in turn, distributes digital assets among interested investors who are verified users of the trading platform.

IEO: An Introduction

Instead of the usual ICO, where investors send funds to a smart contract, an IEO participant needs to register (and, as a rule, verify) on the exchange, transfer funds to the account and after starting the token sale, purchase coins from the exchange directly.

The agreement between the exchange and the organizer of IEO may contain various conditions: the maximum sales cap of tokens per investor, a predetermined asset price, hard cap,soft cap, the percentage of sales and a fixed amount of funds for the trading platform, the distribution of marketing costs, etc.

The scope of the Initial coin offering has developed rapidly over the past few years, but by the end of 2018, it had almost exhausted itself. The reasons for this are legal uncertainty, non-fulfillment of promises, bankruptcy of many projects, fraud and the lack of mechanisms to protect the rights of investors as well as the tightening of measures by financial regulators.

Maybe an improved method of raising funds will become a natural result of the ICO boom and will repeat its success, thereby restoring confidence in token sales.

Let us look at the main advantages of IEO for investors.

IEO Advantages

The exchange assumes due diligence of projects, assessing their investment attractiveness, the viability of the products being developed, risks, financial condition, market position, etc. The fact that the marketplace takes on reputational risks increases the level of investor confidence.

In the last few years, ICO projects shifted public offering to private offerings, which are generally accessible only to large investors. IEO democratizes the process of investing in digital assets, making it available to a wide range of participants.

If the exchange on which IEO is held is centralized, then the likelihood of the so-called “gas wars” is excluded. We are talking about a situation when the participants in Ethereum token sale compete with each other, setting high gas limits. This is done to increase the speed of transactions and the first to acquire the tokens.

From an exchange and project side, IEO has some other benefits as well.

The main advantage of this approach for the projects is a ready base of potential IEO participants from a vast number of exchange users. This reduces marketing costs.

Besides, both project and exchange are doing marketing of the IEO. Such an approach not only saves money but also creates a synergy effect, which increases the efficiency of tokens promotion to the market.

The primary source of income for the exchanges is trade commissions. More users and coins in the listing means more transactions and, accordingly, higher revenue from commissions. Holding IEO on its platform gives the exchange the opportunity to attract new users and offer, at times, exclusive coins that are not available at other sites. All this increases trade volumes and, consequently, income.

In the case of ICOs, listing on the exchange is the next logical step after the completion of the token sale. The listing procedure is often costly and time-consuming. At the same time, there are no guarantees that the coin will be available on the favorite exchange and will become liquid. IEO optimizes this process as tokens almost immediately become liquid.

Tokens issuers, in any case, will have to pay considerable sums for the listing, which may differ on different exchanges. Also, the marketplace may require a certain percentage of the total amount of funds raised.

Projects distributing tokens through IEO bear the main marketing costs. These expenses are considerable, and their total amount can easily reach $ 100 thousand or more.

Exchange team should consist of qualified and technically savvy analysts who can competently and systematically evaluate the long-term potential of projects and the viability of their business models. In the event of a campaign failure, the exchange carries significant reputational risks.

Recently it became known that the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has restarted its Launchpad platform for token sales. This platform was initially launched in August 2017.

Now on Launchpad, they are preparing to launch the token sales of BitTorrent and Fetch AI projects. In general, Binance promises to hold at least one IEO monthly in 2019.

Disclaimer: The author owns bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. He holds investment positions in the coins, but does not engage in short-term or day-trading.

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Lite.IM Surpasses Facebook In Race To Support Cryptocurrency Compatible Messenger

Since the early part of 2018, crypto traders have been bombarded with bad news. Hacks, broken promises, and overall lack of enthusiasm have resulted in huge losses. But more than that, some promising cryptocurrencies just haven’t survived. As traders look to the future, they should begin looking at projects that have the potential to disrupt industries and take them to the next level. One company that has the potential to accomplish that is Zulu Republic (ZTX).

Zulu Republic is an ecosystem of blockchain tools and platforms, designed as a place where people, businesses, and organizations can thrive on their own terms. The company’s stated mission is to advance the development of decentralized technologies, to promote human rights and empowerment around the globe, and to reduce the global digital divide.

Well the company is off to a great start with the development of Lite.IM.

What is Lite.IM?

Lite.IM is a project aimed at expanding global cryptocurrency adoption. With Lite.IM, users can send, receive, and manage Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and the company’s native currency (ZTX), on Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and SMS (in the USA and Canada). To get started managing these cryptocurrencies on the aforementioned platforms, users simply need to send a text-based command to the Lite.IM bot. The commands are as follows:

Telegram: @LiteIM_bot

Facebook Messenger: @lite.im

SMS (USA and Canada only): 760-LITEIM-0

Competition with Facebook

On December 21st, 2018, Facebook announced that it was developing its own stable cryptocurrency that users would be allowed to exchange through its popular chat service, WhatsApp. But while Facebook’s initial approach will target users based in India, Lite.IM is open to everyone in the world. Further, Zulu Republic has previously mentioned that they expect to announce support for WhatsApp in the next few weeks. It certainly appears as though Lite.IM has the upper hand here. And that is before even addressing Facebook’s obvious privacy concerns.

When it comes to cryptocurrency, privacy and security have always been two issues at the forefront. Given the rough year that Facebook has had in that regard, users must certainly be forgiven if they have trouble trusting the social media giant. In September, 2018, Facebook announced that an attack on its computer network had exposed the personal information of nearly 50 million users. Apparently, the hackers were able to exploit a feature in Facebook’s code to gain access to user accounts. Even prior to this announcement, Facebook was already under Congressional scrutiny over revelations that a British analytics firm obtained access to private information from nearly 87 million Facebook users. Not to mention Facebook’s rumored involvement with Russian election meddling. Suffice it to say, it has been a tumultuous year for Facebook.

And while users may have concerns trusting Facebook’s ability to handle cryptocurrency data, they shouldn’t have those same concerns with Lite.IM. Private keys are RSA encrypted with the user’s password. Lite.IM will never ask for that information nor will it be stored. Because of this, no third party will ever have access to that valuable information.

Conclusion

The truth of the matter is that Facebook is an absolute giant and has grown at an extraordinary rate since its initial public offering. Facebook has hired some incredible talent, from executive positions to marketing to development. And while one should never count them out, I simply wouldn’t be able to trust them with all of the recent issues. Perhaps in time, after regaining the public’s trust, users could once again look to Facebook as a leader.

Fortunately, users have another strong and dependable option. Lite.IM will allow users all over the world to manage popular cryptocurrencies via their favorite messenger platform. Users should continue to stay tuned for future developments.

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Five STO Projects to Watch in 2019

Security Token Offerings (STOs) are gaining popularity and promise as the go-to method to replace the ICO model over time. They also have the added benefit of being equal in status to securities with dividend payments and other benefits attributed to equity ownership. The main hurdle lies with legal uncertainty, as the standard law giver in this field is the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

In this article, I will present to your attention five projects that have already completed the STO phase. It is worth noting that due to their legal status, these tokens are not available at exchanges, and you can only get them though over-the-counter (OTC) deals.

Vaultbank

Vaultbank (https://vaultbank.io/) is a project where, besides the digital asset exchange for security and utility tokens, users could easily exchange fiat through their debit card. The company will also provide other services related to the tokenization of various assets like companies, businesses and real estate. The holders of the tokens are equal to the shareholders the company and will get pay dividends and full reports once a quarter. Vaultbank’s STO ended in March, and they raised $10 million.

Aspen Digital

Aspen Digital (http://aspencoin.io) is a token that gives the right to partial ownership of the luxury hotel The St. Regis Aspen Resort in Aspen, Colorado, which is a ‘sacred Mecca” of winter sports enthusiasts in the United States. Token holders are entitled to re quarterly dividends of 4.75% and reports. The Aspen Digital STO ended on October 1 and they raised $ 18 million.

Neluns

Neluns (https://neluns.io/) is an ecosystem consisting of an exchange, bank, and an insurance company. NLS tokens grant dividends to their holders on a quarterly basis and makeup 50% of the company’s profits. The company plans to release cards in partnership with Visa, Mastercard and American Express. The project is huge and managed to collect $136 million at the ICO/STO stage.

Ceyron

Ceyron (https://ceyron.io/) is a decentralized exchange for crypto assets with an annual dividend payout. It is noteworthy that owning tokens does not mean automatic ownership of the company. The percentage of dividends is also not specified. There is a prepaid debit card that allows you to cash out 20 types of currencies without fees.

tZero

tZero (https://tzero.com) is a project that plans to build an exchange for security tokens trading in accordance with regulation. The tZero project has collected $134 million. The size and frequency of payment of dividends are not found in the open access. Behind the project is a major online retailer Overstock.com.

I think that the most noteworthy project here is tZero and this is due to the growing popularity/potential of STO trading.

STOs are likely to rise in popularity for several reasons. The first reason is that due to it being an equity, an STO has a regulatory status that allows for more protection of its owner. The second reason is equity value is based on its existing and expected cash flow and balance sheet, so it is much easier to evaluate. Thirdly, it provides liquidity to the assets that do not have liquidity (unless they are stocks and are traded at the stock exchange). The tZero platform tries to solve the third problem, so there is a huge potential.

Perhaps more interestingly is the potential to allow retail investors to participate in venture-type projects as accredited investors. And as we know, retail investor participation resulted in a surging ICO market last year.

Disclaimer: The author owns bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. He holds investment positions in the coins, but does not engage in short-term or day-trading.

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